Western cyclone., 1887-03-10
PINKERToN ON THE sTAND
The Defective Tells at Morris of
Watts Connection With the
Murder of Nichols.

Woodbury., was held the preliminary
hearing in the matter of Newton Watts,
who was arrested and lodged In jail at
that place charged with the murder of
Kellogg Nichols, the express messenger.
The morning was occupied with the
testimony of bank tellers, and express
messengers, showing the delivery of
money by the Merchants National bank
of Chicago to the express company in
the sum Of $21,5O0, and the delivery OF
that money to Express Messenger Mich
OILS, and that it was mostly in bills of
large demoninations-$5O and 800;
that there were four packages of ST.
900 dollars each addressed TO the Cltl-
zens' National bank of Davenport, Iowa /;
that about
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
went on the Omaha train one-half hour
before the one that was robbed.
In the afternoon the testimony was
more important, and brought out some
facts not developed in the hearing of
Schwarz. The first witness called was
Frederick E Wagner, who was conddc-
Tor of the train on which the murder
occurred, which left Chicago at II P. NJ.
He testified that he arrived at the depot
at 9 80 P. n. that night and was inform.
ed by Wheeler, the depot MASTER, that the
regular baggage master for his train wss
Ill, and that witness must fad someone
10 take his place, and that he had got
al extra man for him. Wagner testified
that 1t was his prerOgatlve to place the
men wherever he wished, and, therefore,
be placed the new man as brakeman
at the end of the train; that he was in
the habit of putting his lest men ahead /;
that, therefore, he advanced Watts from
first brakeman to baggage. man, and
s :hwartz to first brakeman
that at Blue Island he visited
Watts on his car, found the
bar and chains all up, and Nichols
was with him In the second baggage car,
checking off his baggage that after leav-
ing Joliet they stopped at the coal shute
and in about thirty minutes were at Nor.
ris; that when they arrived at Morris he
got off before his train had stopped and
started for the depot door, when Watts
jumped out the side door of his baggage
car, and running to Wagner, told him
that
THE CAR HAD BEEN ROBBED;
that Wagner then went back with Watts
that as he started to get into the car
Watts told him be had better not get in
tn re; that Wagner said he would, and
then Watts and Schwartz helped Wagner
in, becau;e Wagner was heavy, and the
car was not to the platform; that then
Watts and Schwartz followed him in
that Watts was very much frightened
and told him about the time the train
whistlcd, some twelve miles east Of Nor
ris, man appeared behind him, placing
a revolver to his ear, threatening to
shoot him If he stirred that man above
broke the glass of the transom and point
ed revolver at him; that he heard the m
tearing papers behiL d him tor about five
minutes, and the man came up behind
him again; that the Morris stuff in
Nichols Car was right in front of the
side door, which was the forward ex-
press car, ready to be put out.
DR.. Truman A. Hand, who held the
inquest as coroner of Grundy county,
gave description of tie body and the
wounds upon it.
The last witness ard most important
was William A. PinkeIton, who testified
that be had been told by Schwarz that
he had handed Watts package wrapped
in brown paper. He talked to Watts
about it the Ssh of this month, and told
Watts that he wanted the package.
Watts denied knowing anything about
it. Pinkerton then called Mrs. Schwartz,
who, in Watts presence, stated sub
stantially what Schwartz had told Pink
erto1, and that the package was given
Watts at Schwar rs rooms in Chicsg1,
and that Mis-. Schwartz was sent down
town go that she might not be present
when it was delivered. Watts denied
the story, said that Schwartz was a lar,
and that he was willing 10 go to Morris
with Pinkerton ard see Schwartz Ghe
next morning Pinkerton, witt Watts,
came to Morris and they had an inter
view Will CLu al Ia. ECu ~ al u HaAA ~
Watts that he wanted him to give up
that package 10 Pinkerton; that at the
time he g We it to him Watts be didn't
suppose that he knew Its contents, and
that ne didn't know that ne knew 30
now unless he hsd unwrapped il since
Its delivery that he had fouad q pack
age of $4,000 under one Of the seats oil
the smoking car
SOON AFTER LEAVING DAvESPoRT
on tie train from Davenport to Chicago
The night after the robbery. Waits re-
piled To Schwartz, Harry, DONE try &c
implicste me in this matter, If you have
got yourself into trouble don't try Il
bring me into IT." Schwartz replied. 81
am not trying TO inplicste you, but
want you to give Dir. Pinkerton tbs
package that gave you" After while
Watts replied: Il can't give it up;
don't know where it Is" Thi
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